bragget

noun

brag·​get

ˈbragə̇t

plural -s

: a drink made from ale and fermented honey or from ale sweetened and spiced

Word History

Etymology

Middle English braket, bragot, from Middle Welsh bragod, from brag malt; akin to Middle Irish mraich, braich malt, Gaulish bracis grain for making malt, Latin marcēre to wither, droop

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